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  • welcome… make yourself at home

    Don't be fooled, I am shy at first and may do a lot of listening when you first meet me... but I assure you, I am extremely goofy and quirky. Just ask anyone who knows me, honest!

    I am a Minnesota based photographer that specializes in capturing emotional, unique, and unexpected pictures. I breathe photography, and I'm pretty sure I would marry it if I could; until that happens, I am happier than a pig in mud to be able to document the most important events in people's lives... or maybe even the not so important moments (taking pictures just because it is Tuesday is the best!)

    So feel free to kick back, stay awhile, look around, and leave a comment or two with your thoughts... I wouldn't even be mad if you brought some hot chocolate to share with the class!

    Also, be sure to check out my website at www.madchickenstudio.com for some more information on me, some more pictures and contact information. You can also email me at , or call (651) 503-8606. I look forward to becoming friends!

minneapolis engagement photographer | jaime and ann

A girl with a desire to start a journal and a man in love.  A thoughtful gift of a journal complete with the first entry.  As a confused Ann open the journal to read the first entry that said “April 2, 2011 The day we got engaged”, Ann quickly went from confused to the happiest girl in the world.  Jaime topped off the journal entry with a declaration of his love for Ann, and a ring.

On a side note… those who know me, know that I am a HUGE dog person, and in return, dogs love me back.  Jaime and Ann’s dog, Tito, was not a huge fan of my camera, and because of that, not a fan of me either:(  Don’t worry Tito, I still have mad love for you and thanks for tolerating me for a couple of hours;)

duluth engagement photographer | jake and lyndsey

I loved Jake and Lyndsey’s session, I met them up at St. Scholastica, where they met.  I asked Jake to write down when he knew when he was going to marry Lyndsey on the chalkboard, his answer was adorable {you will just have to look below to see for yourself}.  From there, they grabbed their pups, Prince, Mordy, and Izzy, and we headed to park close to their home.  I had a blast with all of them and am pretty excited for their wedding next May!

 

mountain lake wedding photographer | thor and hannah

Hannah has this power over people.  When you meet her, you can’t help but love her.  Hannah was my assistant last year and I absolutely adored her.  Thor fell completely head over heels in love with her, and you could tell, at Hannah and Thor’s wedding that their friends and families all fell under Hannah’s spell.  I was so happy to be included as part of Thor and Hannah’s wedding and even more thrilled and honored that I was there to witness such a beautiful love story!

ceremony venue: Christian Missionary Alliance Church (Mt. Lake, MN)
reception venue: Odin Townhall (Odin, MN)
caterer: The Swanson Family
cake: Sarah Wiebe
floral: diy
bridesmaids dresses: bride’s aunt, Diana Romsdahl

There were so many images from the reception I wanted to post… their dj was incredible!

zenith city indie wedding show | saffron and grey

It’s really hard for me to believe that the Zenith City Indie Wedding Show is over!  It truly was a whirlwind of emotion, stress and hard work.  Sunday came and left quicker than a tornado, and left the five of us {along with our closest friends and families} closer than ever and proud of what we accomplished in such a short time… as well as leaving us incredibly excited for next year.  Thank you to everyone that came out to see the show, especially those of you who came out early just to help put the show on, to the models, the spouses and boyfriends, to the parents, to the employees who worked for free just to help out, to Mike at Clyde Iron Works for working with us {and to Toni who helped us out all day on Sunday}, to ALL of the vendors for also believing in us and putting together the most amazing booth spaces I have EVER SEEN!.. and to the other four owners of the show…. I’m honored to be included in such an amazing event, and even more honored to have you as my friends.

There are more images to come…. thanks to my partner in crime, Shana, for  photographing the event as it was coming together, and running the photo booth, and helping photograph the fashion show.  I thank my lucky stars each and every day that I have you in my life and as part of my team!

Here is just a little taste of the amazing bouquets that Saffron and Grey put together for the fashion show!  They are nothing short of amazing, which is a true reflection of the owners Layla and Abby who really are the best in the business!

even Lucy helped out with the shoot;)Although, she was not too happy about it!

st. paul engagement photographer | andrew and sonja

Montana, no cell service, a romantic camping trip and a 12 mile hike is the perfect recipe for one amazing engagement story!  After a road trip out to Montana, Andrew and Sonja were on their way with the ultimate romantic camping trip for one week.  Little that Andrew know, that while on their 12 mile hike {all I can say is wowza to that!}, he was driving Sonja crazy with all his wedding talk.  He was going on and on about his sister who was fast on her way to an engagement.  But little did Sonja know, that there was a reason for all of the wedding talk… after the hike, they dipped their feet in the lake, and just as they were about to head back to the campsite, Sonja turned around and found Andrew there, with a ring… and a proposal!

We did their session at the house that Andrew grew up in, which was the most beautiful neighborhood I’ve ever seen, not to mention, the light was absolutely perfect!  I love that they included their dog, Pendleton… she was an absolute sweetheart!

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